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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 4h
No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What a strange story. California woman finds a man, allegedly drunk, sleeping on her lawn early in the morning & sends her dad out to move him. The man wakes up & allegedly assaults the (elderly) dad, who shoots him Turns out the man is off-duty ICE agent David Gonzalez abc7.com/story/off-du...
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Off-duty ICE agent shot after assaulting 72-year-old man and his daughter at Fresno home, police say
Authorities say a woman found the ICE agent sleeping on her front lawn.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Asked and answered 👀
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...
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We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “To the extent that the court has put the brakes on the president’s assertions of executive power, it is arguably cleaning up its own mess,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
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Opinion | Why Does Trump Think He Can Act Like a King?
The Supreme Court has had a lot to do with it.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! Want to rebuild America’s middle class? We need stronger unions and more power in the hands of working people.
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keven-pittsinger.bsky.social @keven-pittsinger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This corruption is why nothing works for ordinary people.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/08/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Republicans have “worked their way around to forgiving an assault on the peaceful transfer of power and blessing a failed coup attempt,” Frank Bruni writes. “Democratic contortions on policing and pronouns pale in comparison.”
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Opinion | Democrats Have a Trump Card for Attacks On Wokeness
The party that capitulated to Trump has the most to answer for
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Scaling back the exercise is, of course, an insane decision, which does nothing but hurt an ally, and tempt an adversary to think—correctly—that American leadership is feckless." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Will Make South Korea Pay For His Iran Humiliation
His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices.
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kxly.com @kxly.com · 07/08/2026
If you or someone you know was affected by the eastern Washington wildfires, help is available now. The federal approval lets pharmacies speed medication refills, allows home health services in shelters and hotels, and waives some pre-authorizations.
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Governor Ferguson announces federal public health emergency for communities impacted by wildfires
OLYMPIA — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved Washington Governor Bob Ferguson's request to declare a Public Health Emergency for devastating wildfires in Eastern Washington, expanding access
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kxly.com @kxly.com · 06/08/2026
The Disaster Assistance Center opens today at noon at Shadle Park High School to help wildfire survivors. Hours: noon–6 p.m. today; 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday–Sunday. Staff and nonprofits will answer questions and provide recovery assistance.
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Disaster assistance center opens today for fire victims in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. — The disaster assistance center opens today at Shadle Park High School to help residents recover from the recent wildfire. The center will operate from noon to 6
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The American Dream has become an American Nightmare. It’s too expensive to buy a home. It’s too expensive to get married and have kids. It’s too expensive to retire comfortably. The top 1% put the American Dream behind a paywall.
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kxly.com @kxly.com · 04/08/2026
If you or someone you know is trying to navigate life after losing everything in the Spokane Area Fires, the Spokane City Council says there is an insurance informational session coming up.
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Insurance info session at Shadle Park High School for Spokane fire victims
SPOKANE, Wash. -- If you or someone you know is trying to navigate life after losing everything in the Spokane Area Fires, the Spokane City Council says there is an
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
More BS
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Qing
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/08/2026
During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.
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A Doctor Fact-Checks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview
A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.'s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"[Ross] Douthat’s hire sends a clear message," writes @sulliview.bsky.social. "He may not be a TV guy, an investigative guy, or even a news guy – but he is one of America’s best-known conservative opinion journalists... that’s the credential that seems to matter most."
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No TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problem | Margaret Sullivan
The conservative columnist Ross Douthat is the network’s latest perplexing hire – but the move is in line with the new leadership
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 28/07/2026
Jon Stewart on the WH Correspondents' Dinner: "It shouldn't ever happen... You can celebrate the First Amendment without asking your opponent in that fight what he thinks. You know what he thinks."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Tonight’s Presidential Hour of Hate is brought to you by the good people of General Motors. Whether you hate transgender kids or are just a garden variety white supremacist, GM is there for you!”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Five Questions with @vinguptamd.bsky.social It actually took us extra questions. Because public health needs to be on the front burner right now. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Five Questions with Dr. Vin Gupta
What the hell is happening to public health?
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The vitamin K shot provides reliable, long-lasting protection with a single dose. One shot at birth offers the best protection during a baby's most vulnerable first months of life. Learn more about the importance of vitamin K at birth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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The Corruption of Lindsey Graham
A case study in the rise of authoritarianism. Sen. Lindsey Graham is a central player in the Republican party’s capitulation to Donald Trump. We can watch the GOP's turn to authoritarianism by review...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/07/2026
We commemorate the 250th anniversary of this nation by carrying on the American tradition of dissent. Challenging those in power is woven into the very fabric of our nation.
Blue graphic with white text reading "dissent is patriotic" and red columns with white stars on the right and left sides
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Physicist & chemist Marie Curie was the: + First woman to win a Nobel Prize + First person & only woman to win twice + Only person to ever win a Nobel Prize in 2 different sciences: Physics (1903) & Chemistry (1911) Marie Skłodowska Curie died #OTD in 1934. #WomenInSTEM
A striking black-and-white studio portrait of Marie Curie (1867–1934), the legendary Polish-French physicist and chemist who revolutionized modern science by discovering radioactivity, polonium, and radium. As the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, her profound historical significance is reflected in her serious, deeply introspective expression. Photographed from the chest up, she looks directly at the camera with an intense, analytical gaze. Her graying hair is styled in a soft updo, framing a face etched with a look of quiet resolve and intellectual focus. She wears a dark, textured jacket over a shirt adorned with a distinctive geometric, black-and-white checkered pattern at the neckline. The portrait utilizes a stark, dark, textured background that blends into her clothing, creating a high-contrast composition that draws complete focus to her face. The overall mood is solemn, dignified, and powerful, capturing the essence of a brilliant academic pioneer who dedicated her life to scientific discovery.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I wrote about the Supreme Court's latest disgusting anti-trans ruling. I wrote about it because I refuse to act like taking away constitutional rights and allowing legal discrimination is okay just because it's happening to people who don't poll well in a diner in Ohio. In @thenation.com
thenation.com
The Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond Sports
The ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the Court said they don’t.
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Politico @politico.com · 02/07/2026
The U.S. has been “way more divided” throughout history than it is now, argues documentarian Ken Burns. “We can't be Chicken Littles sitting around fretting about the sky is falling all the time without ... doing something about it,” he told Dasha Burns on #TheConversation. 🔗 politi.co/4eFwufA
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/07/2026
to mark the 250th i wrote about the ways that black americans did vital work to invest the declaration of independence with the universalism and egalitarianism that we now see as its core promise. (gift link)
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Opinion | Five Words That Changed America
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Here’s a gift link to the @nytopinion.nytimes.com roundtable conversation about the end of the #SCOTUS term—featuring @williambaude.bsky.social, @kateshaw.bsky.social, and me:
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Opinion | Is the Supreme Court Incoherent? Independent? 3 Legal Scholars Assess a Tumultuous Term.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/06/2026
"Bureaucracy jobs will now increasingly be once again dispensed as favors and cleaned out when a new president comes into office; institutional knowledge and expertise will be purged in favor of political loyalty and back scratching," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social.
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The supreme court has again undermined the power of Congress | Moira Donegan
The Trump v Slaughter decision allows the president further influence over agencies Congress itself created
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Minnesota Aurora FC @mnaurorafc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Statement on Supreme Court Transgender Ban in High School Sports 

Sports have always been a place where young people learn resilience and find community. No child should be told that who they are disqualifies them from that experience. Despite today’s Supreme Court ruling, Minnesota Aurora will continue to support transgender youth and the schools and coaches who want every kid to thrive. 
Every young person deserves a fair shot to play, belong, and grow through sports.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/06/2026
need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My print piece on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is up. I point out that the rest of the country is still desperately trying to get the same rights the white man gave himself 250 years ago. In @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights To Everyone Else?
If we want to make it another 250 years, the Constitution is going to have to do a lot more than protect individual political and civil rights.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Trump and Hegseth have subordinated national security to their personal prejudice, egoism and corruption. And from their point of view the loss of professionalism, meritocracy and honor, along with the loss of America’s reputation, is acceptable collateral damage." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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How MAGA Undermined the Military
Ideology, bigotry and cronyism have endangered national security
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 18/06/2026
"Might makes right, in Trump’s warped view, but it doesn’t guarantee victory," writes @kennethroth.bsky.social. "If there is a silver lining in this debacle, it is that the utter failure of Trump’s military adventure in Iran may give him pause before trying another."
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Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof | Kenneth Roth
The agreement shows the US is in a weaker position than before the war
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
Obama: "That perspective allows you to say, 'Okay, we've gone through crazy periods like this before. We've gone through mean periods before.' It fortifies you to say, 'Yes, this has been part of the journey that we're on,' and there's no reason to suggest that we can't get through this one."
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea" is my new piece in @thenation.com's big America 250 double issue. Please check it out. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea
Christian nationalists keep forgetting what the country’s founders kept writing down.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/06/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com President Trump “has no right to expect that the Senate will confirm an attorney general with a track record of disdaining the law and using law enforcement as a partisan weapon,” writes the editorial board.
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Opinion | Todd Blanche Is a Dangerous Choice for Trump’s Attorney General
Nominating Mr. Blanche to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer crosses a red line, and the Senate needs to defeat him.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."
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231. The Death of Purcell's "Principle"
There is no coherent defense of the "Purcell principle" that can be rationalized with the Supreme Court's recent behavior in the AL and LA redistricting cases.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Together, we can protect men who put their dicks inside children. #GOP2026
Photo of Donald Trump and Ken Paxton
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 23/05/2026
Corporations will spend billions on union-busting attorneys and union-avoidance specialists to silence workers, but at the same time say there’s no money for better working conditions. Workers deserve better. Unions are how we take back our power and win.
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U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Democratic attempts to re-gerrymander their states to offset losses in the South are proper and necessary. But they can’t stem the destruction of black political power. Here’s my latest @thenation.com newsletter:
thenation.com
There’s No Way to Compensate for the Loss of Black Voting Power
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent examines Democrats’ strategy to combat GOP gerrymanders. Plus: a look at the next major anti-trans case.
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